Description
In days past, employers were impressed by graduates who had impressive stores of knowledge. But as the Internet and search engines have leveled the playing field, students need to focus on another set of skills. Do you know the top skills employers will be seeking from your students? Andi McNair has made it easy to make meaningful use of technology to teach your gifted students marketable lifelong skills.
In this course, you will learn to:
- Focus on the skills employers want from grads
- Use technology in innovative ways
- Avoid common time-wasting uses of technology
- Use apps and websites that engage gifted minds
Visit the TAGT website to learn more about the Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented.
This course is aligned with 2016 ODE Teacher Competencies a, b, c, f, g and NAGC Teacher Preparation Standards 2.2, 2.3, 3.1, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 5.2.
Presenter Bio
Andi McNair currently teaches Gifted and Talented students at a small rural school at Bosqueville ISD in Texas. She has been a teacher for over a decade, teaching 4th/5th grade math before moving into gifted education. As a parent of gifted children, she is a strong advocate for gifted education. She regularly speaks at TAGT (Texas Association for the Gifted and Talented) and other conferences, particularly sharing her passion for innovative education. Andi is married to her high school sweetheart. They have three children and live in Waco, TX.
Allison – GALENA PARK ISD (verified owner) –
Very useful tools for students of various learning abilities
Todd – BOERNE ISD (verified owner) –
It had great ideas for technology for the classroom.
Michael – MCKINNEY ISD (verified owner) –
Quick and to the point.
Kim – Maysville Local Schools (verified owner) –
Very valuable sites to use in the classroom.
Laurie – PLANO ISD (verified owner) –
I saw Andi a few years ago at a TAGT conference. I was so impressed by her enthusiasm and her wonderful ideas. When I saw this course offered, I immediately signed up!
Maria – NORTHSIDE ISD – SAN ANTONIO – REGION 20 (verified owner) –
Awesome Tools that are ready to use. I loved how the presenter shared ideas on how to use each of them in the classroom.
tina – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
A lot of information!!
Chad – CARROLL ISD (verified owner) –
It was fine. Not a lot of new info for me.
yolanda – LOS FRESNOS CISD (verified owner) –
very informative
Don – PORT NECHES-GROVES ISD (verified owner) –
This course helped me see/identify meaningful technology that we can use in the classroom.